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waterfunk.

Someone who is afraid to go into water; a hydrophobe.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Someone who is afraid to go into water; a hydrophobe.

    UK · colloquial · dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English funk English waterfunk Compound of water + funk (“a coward”).

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